Description
Covering an area of 10,422 square kilometers, what was
Bukovina is bounded on the west by the Carpathian
Mountains, on the north by the northern border of
Chernivetska Oblast in Ukraine, on the east by Moldavia,
and on the south by the southern border of Suceava
District in Romania.

Introduction
From 1775 to 1918, the easternmost crown land of
the Austrian Empire; now divided between Romania
and Ukraine. As a multi-ethnic province, its name
has several spellings: Bukowina or Buchenland
in German, Bukowina in Polish, Bucovina
in Romanian, and Bukovyna in Ukrainian,
all of which mean Land of Beech Trees.
Non land-owning individuals of many ethnic
backgrounds brought their families to Bukovina in
search of land, status, and self-respect. Germans
were highly recruited because of their famous
work ethic. Bukovina is a place where our German
ancestors found a chance for a new, better life.
This opportunity lasted for a few generations,
when we find many Germans leaving for America,
Brazil, Canada and returning to Germany.

Cities and Communities
Some problems in identifying cities in
Bukovina involve the many name changes
that have occurred over the years. Many
cities or orginal settlements have
completely disappeared or have been
swallowed up by other cities. Find
listings at the sites listed below of
Bukovina cities, with some name
variations.Chernivetska
City and Village ListingsSuceava
City and Village Listings

a. Czernowitz. Die evangelische
Pfarrgemeinde AB zwischen 1918-1940,
Sonderdruck, Evangelischer Presseverband
in Österreich, Fleck-Druck, Wien, 72
Seiten + Bilder
b. Czernowitz. Irma Bornemann,
Paula Tiefenthaler, Rudolf Wagner,
Bertsch-Druck, Leinfelden-Echterdingen,
München/Stuttgart, 209 Seiten
(Bornemann, Tiefenthaler, and Wagner are
all well-known members of the
Landsmannschaft der Buchenland
Deutschen.)
Czernowitz was the capital and largest
city of that crownland, with about
800,000 residents ca. 1910. It has also
been known as Cernauti (Romanian) and
Chernovtsy (Russian), and it is now
Chernivtsi, Ukraine.

Professional Researchers
Richard B. Carruthers - is a professional genealogist who
is very familiar with Bukovina research. Visit the description of
his expertise at the FEEFHS website or send email to
Richard Carruthers , cw372@freenet.carleton.ca,
requesting information and pricing.

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